How much lighting for fish only with live rock

[Mekong]

How much lighting would I need for my fish only with live rock tank? It is an 80 gallon, 23” deep. I was considering getting a 2x65 watt, 10,000k and actinic. I was also going to use the 40watt florescent light that came with the tank if there was room on top. Total of 170 watts. Would this be enough?

[Ninong]

Would this be enough?

Yes.

[AquaticCo]

If your planning on keeping corals, no. Fish only, yes. IMO

Doug

[Mekong]

I would like to keep corals but I have a Grass Puffer fish, and plan on getting a harliquin tusk and atenna lion as tank makes for him. (the puff is rather docile and only picks on inverts).

Would the live rock look better if I got 4x65 watt PCs, or would it be just fine with just 2x65watt?

[Reefland]

You would be just fine with the 2x65w.

Scott Z.

[LazyReef]

I use two 110w 50/50s on a forty and I have a bubble anemone, colonial anemones, live rock, polyps, and caulerpa thriving. A small porites is doing great on the top of one of the rocks near the surface. It must have been on the rock. If you are using 65W power compacts, I bet you could do more than you think.